Since Billy and Colleen both have to work on Easter, we celebrated Easter Saturday this year. There were a few minor glitches, like the time when Robin took an enormous bite out of the bunny cake before we’d even frosted it and I went crazy because omg now the bunny has only half a head! That ruined it for Robin and she halfheartedly threw some frosting on it before going to her room. Christina and I did our best to fix it and it came out pretty good, but I was sad that my initial reaction killed the Easter Bunny for Robin. But the baskets went over well. The wildcard item was these little $6 ear cuffs for Robin that I wasn’t sure she would be into, but they were the biggest hit. She cried when she thought she lost two of them (luckily we found them). She wore them on her ears and septum and honestly, it looked pretty good on her. Christina got a Squishmallow and bunny slime and well, that works for Christina. Dinner was delicious. I had bought a different kind of ham than we usually get because, well, I didn’t know what we usually get, but Billy of course did awesome with it, and I think it even tasted better this way. Christina made the mashed potatoes and did an awesome job on them! There was good conversation, and it was just great to see everyone. Not too shabby.
Tag: holiday
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April 3
Since Billy and his sister have to work on Easter Sunday, we are celebrating tomorrow, which means coloring Easter eggs tonight. We tried marbling this year, but it didn’t work very well. It wasn’t for lack of trying. We also finally put our Christmas tree out on the curb for pickup today. Seems kind of poetic, putting up the tree for Christ’s birth, and putting it on the curb for his death. We can almost pass it off as intentional.
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February 14
It was a nice Valentine’s Day. Robin and I made some witty Valentine’s Day cards and left them on cars at the Publix parking lot. Hopefully people found them more endearing than annoying. Christina and I made heart-shaped raspberry jam thumbprint cookies. We splurged and had filet mignon with bearnaise sauce for dinner on a nice fancy table. Billy even had a glass of wine. Billy and I got the kids a little something and we got each other a little something, and now I have some chocolate to keep away from Pinot. I never much liked Valentine’s Day, but it’s a lot more fun with people around to enjoy it with. I am a very lucky person.
